2015 Accreditation Review
UC Berkeley's institutional accreditation was reaffirmed in 2015 under the Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC) pilot review process. It focused on degree quality and integrity, student learning and undergraduate skills, graduation and retention rates, institutional sustainability, and strategic planning.
Documents
WASC documents
- Report of the WASC Visiting Team (October 2014)
- WASC Commission Action Letter (March 2015)
Institutional self-study
- Institutional Self-Study Narrative (August 2013)
- Required Data Exhibits (August 2013)
Additional documents
- Retention and Graduation Narrative (April 2013)
- WASC Response to Retention and Graduation Narrative (May 2013)
- Accreditation Visit Schedule (October 2014)
Campus-wide messages
- WASC review announcement (November 13, 2012)
- WASC review update (May 15, 2013)
- WASC Institutional Self-Study (September 4, 2013)
- Campus Update Regarding WASC review (November 18, 2013)
- Accreditation visit confidential email notices (October 1 and 22, 2014)
- Campus accreditation update (January 20, 2015)
- UC Berkeley accreditation reaffirmed for ten years (March 12, 2015)
Schedule
- September 2012–August 2013 — Institutional Narrative and exhibits prepared.
- August 23, 2013 — Materials submitted to WASC.
- October 31, 2013 — Off-site review.
- October 22–24, 2014 — Accreditation visit.
- February 19, 2015 — WASC Commission meeting.
- March 6, 2015 — Accreditation reaffirmed.